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Why China's Most Expensive Movie Ever Bombed At The Box Office

Why China's Most Expensive Movie Ever Bombed At The Box Office

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Why China's Most Expensive Movie Ever Bombed At The Box Office Edward: This movie failed, and was pulled immediately, because it offended the powers that be in China. To claim that it is a disastrous flop because of writing, bad acting, or some other rational reason is to ignore the fact that it touches upon a radioactive subject in China. Their brutal dismantling of the ancient Tibetan system and refusal to even concede the slightest misstep in doing so, is similar to Japan's inability to address their misconduct in Asia prior and during WW2. I am sure that a top level communist official gave this a thumbs down and said bury it. If you in the slightest glorify the ancient Tibetan system, you would have to admit that dismantling it might not have been such a good idea. If you see the movie 7 years in Tibet you get a feel for how the Chinese stomped into Tibet. Every country makes mistakes along the way, and I have great fondness for the Tibetan culture which has some wonderful ancient knowledge. Letting the movie be made, and then squashing it just after launch kills it with maximum effect, and we haven't seen this since Citizen Kane was killed by Mr. Hearst. Since you have spent all the money and advertised it too, killing a film just after launch sends the very strong message not to try this again. It ruined Orson Welles' career afterwards, and I am sure this is a career-killer for some of the people involved. We won't see another film referencing ancient Tibet for another 50 years likely. The people who finance and make films are very bright, and i am sure this is one memorandum that will be duly noted.
Date: 2020-07-14

Comments and reviews: 9


Because they are shit in making movies. All those veteran Hongkong directors moved to Hollywood for better pay. Never bother to watch China movies nowadays especially the fantasy one. Everyone is so heavily make up face like dolls. It aint matter when they got bashed, dirted, blown, all their costume, face is exactly the same as when the movie started. Not a single sand! It's as if the director was told that the marketing teams are ready to sell the costumes on market once the movie is finished, so dun you dare to dirt it! Watch Great Wall movie and compare the costume and facial make up between Chinese and Western actor. Judge yourself, which one looks more real than fake.
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Good effects, and the outline of the story seems good - it might just be a case of incredibly bad marketing, time and time again movies that flopped at theaters on release go on to become successful at international release - or even become cult movies after people start actually watching them (as opposed to relying on reviews) and decide they kinda like these films
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Here's how you score big in the movie sales:
Start with a small budget and make a low budget movie first
then remake it over and over again every 3 years. And add some sequels. Spend more time in audience retention. Asura 1, asura 2, asura 3, asura 4, asura 100.
Asura convention. Asura fast food restuarant. Asura free toy at fast food restaurant.

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This looks like soulless corporate garbage. Also modern Chinese fantasy films tend to look the same, with uncanny visuals, an homogenous cast consisting of unblemished 19 year olds with tons of makeup and no facial expressions, cool poses, CG mascots, etc. I have no idea when this started, but it was very different in the 80s
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blaming bad reviews for it's performance? That's a new one on me. I mean yes, they can deter people from seeing it, but didn't think a studio can take any legal action because of it, if think a movie is bad, you think a movie is bad, and TOO BAD for the studios if people think so. They have the right to their opinion
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The term Asura is a Hindu mythological term for demon clan. Just like Avatar is also a Hindu word. The story used in this movie is famous tale from Tibet, whose people are living in exile in India. Movie is a disaster because everything about this was copied by China n made in China. Enough said.
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who cares about the movie cost?
everyone wants a good movie, good story, good acting, good drector etc.
if they think that high budget movie it's all important, just make a movie with all gold material on set. and put dumb in charge like this one movie

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How about the Mythos isn't elegant. If its Buddhism, it belongs to that faith. Making a weirdly, unappealing, mix, because it looks ripped off from Guardians of the Galaxy. Maybe, they were hoping the Chinese domestic market would be good with this?
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this movie is base on a Tibet legend, and for some reason they China govement really like to drop the ball on Tibetan monk.
so yeh, you can already _guess_ who's behind this sabotage, but here we are without any evidience to prove it.

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